The backdrop Pilot Lt. Viktor Belenko of a PVO unit stationed at Chuguyevka air base, north of Vladivostok (other sources say Sakharovka air base), failed to return from a sortie…
The Oxcart The A-11 was a long-range, high-altitude aircraft that Lockheed started designing in 1959. It was a project from the Cold War. The project team was led by Lockheed’s…
The F-111 Aardvark The F-111 Aardvark was an all-weather attack aircraft capable of low-level penetration of enemy defenses to deliver ordnance on the target. Additionally, it was the first aircraft…
Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft Developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft, the SR-71, also known as the “Blackbird,” was a long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft. The 4200th…
The C-87 Liberator Express In response to a request from the Army Air Forces for a heavy bomber with a longer range than the Boeing B-17, Consolidated started designing the…
One of the most famous British fighters of World War II The Hawker Hurricane was one of World War II’s most famous British fighters. November 1935 saw the first flight…
The Blackbird Developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft, the SR-71, also known as the “Blackbird,” was a long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft. The 4200th (later 9th) Strategic…
The most challenging and traumatic part of a soldier’s job Soldiers kill. It goes with the job, and they do it on our behalf. However, even the soldiers themselves tend…
The Blackbird Unofficially referred to as the “Blackbird,” the SR-71 was a long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A. The first SR-71 flight…
SR-71 Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft The Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft served as the basis for the development of the SR-71, also referred to as the “Blackbird” or long-range,…